Hundreds of building safety professionals from across the U.S. and around the world gathered to participate in the Public Comment Hearings for the Group B International Codes held Oct. 23–30, in Las Vegas, Nev. Here are some of the highlights from the 2019 hearings.
Date Posted: 04/20/2020
To provide an enhanced level of transparency in the process — and in response to requests for individual member voter data or voting data by state — the Code Council Board of Directors has decided to provide a snapshot of the number of eligible voters for the Public Comment Hearings and Online Governmental Consensus Vote on a state-by-state basis for the 2019 cycle.
Date Posted: 10/14/2019
Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the 2019 Committee Action Hearings.
Date Posted: 08/05/2019
The Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee’s appointment of Michelle Britt will help further improve the Department of Energy's process of establishing energy efficiency standards.
Date Posted: 06/25/2019
Code Council members can join the free ASHRAE listserv to keep up-to-date on what is happening with Standard 189.1 and the International Green Construction Code.
Date Posted: 02/11/2019
A number of code change proposals and public comments were considered this year that addressed a wide range of topics, including tall wood buildings, multi-user bathrooms and intermodal shipping containers.
Date Posted: 11/14/2018
The Code Council has advocacy guidelines and procedures to ensure a transparent and fair hearing process and to provide a space for balanced debate and deliberation on code change proposals.
Date Posted: 10/12/2018
The International Code Council takes its role as the facilitator of the code development process very seriously.
Date Posted: 06/27/2018
